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Linux-Announce Digest #121
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Sun May 8 07:13:08 2005
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Linux-Announce Digest #121, Volume #5 Sun, 8 May 2005 07:13:05 EDT
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Free Software, Free Society: Conference on Freedom in Computing, ("Frederick Noronha (FN)")
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Date: Sun, 8 May 2005 05:49:34 CST
From: "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <fred@bytesforall.org>
Subject: Free Software, Free Society: Conference on Freedom in Computing,
http://fsfs.hipatia.net/
Free Software, Free Society
28th -30th May, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
The Free Software, Free Society (FSFS) Conference, organized by Government and
civil society organizations from Brazil, Italy, Venezuela and India, is
scheduled for 28-30 May 2005 in the Southern Indian city of Thiruvananthapuram
(Trivandrum), the capital of the province of Kerala. The Conference is
primarily an attempt to initiate a South-South-North dialogue on the use of
Free Software as a useful paradigm for non-software realms and its role as an
instrument for development. In the process, the countries involved will share
their perspective and experiences in using Free Software.
Vision
Over two-and-a-half decades, Free Software has inspired an alternative approach
to creation, use and redistribution of software. The values of Free Software
has been the inspiration for other kind of intellectual content as well, as
illustrated, for example, by the Creative Commons
initiative. Located at the intersection of Free Software, Development and
Society, the FSFS Conference will examine the application of the Free Software
model for the purpose of evolving more equitable development and information
sharing models for humanity. In particular, the Conference will discuss the use
of Free Software for addressing issues of technology access and the digital
divide and also develop further the alternative paradigms for sharing
intellectual content.
Participation and Registration
Apart from the Brazilian delegation (4 delegates), Venezuela (20 delegates) and
the Italian delegation (3 delegates) about 40-50 delegates from various parts
of India are also expected to attend the programme. In addition, delegates from
South Asia (Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh) and from UN organizations
are expected to attend the programme.
A delegate fee of Rs. 1000 (for Indian citizens) or US$ 50 (for non-Indian
delegates) is payable by delegates in order to cover the costs of the
Conference. Delegate fee includes Conference kit, food during the conference,
participation in sessions and cultural programmes. Delegate fee does not
include travel or local accommodation. However, accommodation can be arranged
by us on request on direct payment basis. A wide range of hotel rooms are
available from budget (INR 500 / US$ 25) to luxury (INR 4500 / US$ 150). For
students delegate fee will be Rs. 500. Click here for Online registration form.
For more details send an email to fsfs@space-kerala.org.
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_/ ____\____ Frederick Noronha (FN) * Freelance Journalist
\ __\/ \ Goa India T +91.832.2409490 M +919822 122436
| | | | \ http://fn.swiki.net http://goabooks.swiki.net
|__| |___| / http://www.bytesforall.net http://www.goanet.org
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